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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Carisi (ranked 3324 p4p, 25288 weight class) and Fish Oper (ranked 332 p4p, 489 weight class). Fish Oper is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny Carisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fish Oper!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carisi lands with an overhand left.
Oper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carisi avoiding damage as Oper throws knees to the body.
Carisi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oper backwards.
Carisi managing to block the knees to the body from Oper.
Carisi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carisi jumps guard but Oper turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oper tries to land knees in the clinch but Carisi avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Carisi.
Carisi managing to block the knees to the body from Oper.
Oper tries to land knees in the clinch but Carisi avoids the damage to the body.
Carisi is trying to maintain a safe position but Oper gets an underhook and turns Carisi into the cage.
Carisi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oper lands a good knee to the midsection. Carisi won't want to take too many of those.
Carisi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carisi avoids it.
Carisi avoiding damage as Oper throws knees to the body.
Oper trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carisi gets through Oper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carisi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carisi is defending well for now.
Oper missing with knees to the body.
Carisi lands a shoulder strike.
Carisi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carisi avoids it.
Oper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carisi avoids it.
Oper prevents a body shot from Carisi.
Oper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carisi is defending well for now.
Oper being controlled against the cage.
Carisi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Carisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carisi pushes Oper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carisi misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carisi.
Carisi jumps guard and drags Oper to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
My spies in Cozad MMA Las Vegas inform me that Oper has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carisi is on top in guard.
Oper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carisi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carisi wants to control from the top but Oper keeps moving.
Carisi advances to half guard.
Oper won't allow Carisi to pass to mount.
Oper desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Oper is refusing to be controlled, as Carisi sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carisi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oper trying to control but Carisi postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oper is in trouble now - Carisi has advanced to mount!
Carisi content just to control the position here.
Carisi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carisi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Carisi prevents Oper from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carisi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Oper can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Carisi wants to take Oper's back here but Oper is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Oper working to try and regain half guard.
Carisi wants to take Oper's back but he can't do it this time.
Carisi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oper is looking to escape.
Carisi fails to take his opponent's back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Carisi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carisi, pushing him back against the cage.
Oper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carisi is defending well for now.
Oper tries to land knees in the clinch but Carisi avoids the damage to the body.
Carisi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carisi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carisi jumps guard but Oper turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Carisi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oper can do to turn this around?
A left hand lands to the body for Carisi.
Carisi throws a head punch that misses.
Oper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carisi avoids it.
Oper missing with knees to the body.
Carisi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oper walks away with a smile on his face. Carisi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oper get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Oper stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Carisi runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonny Carisi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khamzat Chimaev (ranked 3721 p4p, 3284 weight class) and Gorath DeeStroy (ranked 413 p4p, 380 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khamzat Chimaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gorath DeeStroy!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeeStroy shoots for a double leg takedown but Chimaev sprawls well. He's pushed DeeStroy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chimaev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has DeeStroy pinned against the cage. DeeStroy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chimaev fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by DeeStroy or perhaps it was just good defense by Chimaev, which made it look bad.
DeeStroy shoots in but no luck this time.
Khamzat Chimaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gorath DeeStroy.
Chimaev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chimaev is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chimaev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and DeeStroy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chimaev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
DeeStroy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
DeeStroy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chimaev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chimaev feinted with a counter takedown.
DeeStroy closes the distance and clinches up with Chimaev, looking for a takedown. DeeStroy pushes Chimaev against the cage but Chimaev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As DeeStroy tries to get set, Chimaev tries to push him back and clinch up but DeeStroy manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeeStroy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chimaev as he avoids it easily.
Chimaev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chimaev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says DeeStroy as he avoids it easily.
DeeStroy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chimaev is fending him off so far but DeeStroy persists. Nope, Chimaev circles away and we're back to standing.
DeeStroy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
DeeStroy is working for a submission of some sort.
Chimaev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeeStroy wants to control but Chimaev is keeping him busy.
Chimaev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chimaev tries to get out of the position.
Chimaev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
DeeStroy has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Chimaev defend it? DeeStroy steps over the head and cranks it - Chimaev is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for DeeStroy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gorath DeeStroy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikhil Moon (ranked 5190 p4p, 3228 weight class) and Ibragimgadzhi Abdurakhmanov (ranked 470 p4p, 370 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikhil Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ibragimgadzhi Abdurakhmanov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon misses with an uppercut. Abdurakhmanov saw that one coming.
Moon moves into the clinch successfully.
Abdurakhmanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abdurakhmanov slips a jab from Moon.
Moon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdurakhmanov.
Moon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
 It looks like Ibragimgadzhi Abdurakhmanov has been cut.
Moon throws out a loose jab but Abdurakhmanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moon cracks Abdurakhmanov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Moon misses with a looping right.
Moon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdurakhmanov.
Moon scores with a jab. Abdurakhmanov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abdurakhmanov tries to keep at a distance but Moon has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Moon.
Abdurakhmanov lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdurakhmanov misses with a body punch.
Moon working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abdurakhmanov backwards.
Moon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abdurakhmanov backwards.
Abdurakhmanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abdurakhmanov manages to break the clinch.
Moon misses with an uppercut
and Abdurakhmanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdurakhmanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moon moves into the clinch.
Abdurakhmanov breaks from the clinch.
Moon clinches up against the cage.
Moon tries a body shot but Abdurakhmanov blocks it.
Moon misses with the head strike.
Abdurakhmanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdurakhmanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abdurakhmanov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abdurakhmanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moon.
Abdurakhmanov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Moon misses with a hook.
Moon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abdurakhmanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moon swings widly with a right hand
and Abdurakhmanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moon throws a poor cross that misses
and Abdurakhmanov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moon throws a poor cross that misses
and Abdurakhmanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdurakhmanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Moon.
Moon throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdurakhmanov.
Nikhil Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Moon misses.
Moon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Abdurakhmanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moon throws out a loose jab but Abdurakhmanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdurakhmanov scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Moon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abdurakhmanov slips a jab from Moon.
Abdurakhmanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moon throws a lazy uppercut
and Abdurakhmanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdurakhmanov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moon's head.
Moon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abdurakhmanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Moon throws a looping overhand right but Abdurakhmanov ducks down to avoid it.
Abdurakhmanov moves out of range as Moon strikes.
Moon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abdurakhmanov.
Abdurakhmanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdurakhmanov swings for the body but Moon moves out of range.
Moon throws a hook to the side of Abdurakhmanov's head but Abdurakhmanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Moon misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moon throws a poor cross that misses
and Abdurakhmanov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moon thinking.
Moon moves into the clinch.
Abdurakhmanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abdurakhmanov backwards.
Abdurakhmanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdurakhmanov manages to break the clinch.
Abdurakhmanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Moon.
Moon throws a jab when Abdurakhmanov was well out of range.
Abdurakhmanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Moon.
Moon swings widly with a right hand
and Abdurakhmanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdurakhmanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abdurakhmanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nikhil Moon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ibragimgadzhi Abdurakhmanov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Abdurakhmanov digs a good hook to Moon's body.
Jab from Moon.
Moon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Moon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abdurakhmanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moon throws a hook but Abdurakhmanov blocks it.
Abdurakhmanov is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Abdurakhmanov shuts the power down on Moon. Lights out, game over! Abdurakhmanov is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ibragimgadzhi Abdurakhmanov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lj Davidson (ranked 2385 p4p, 2946 weight class) and Roy Hunter (ranked 282 p4p, 344 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lj Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davidson.
Davidson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Hunter throws a hook but Davidson blocks it.
Hunter moves out of range of the strikes.
Davidson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Hunter to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Hunter misses.
Davidson throws a leg kick which misses Hunter's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunter tries to avoid it.
Hunter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Davidson.
Hunter misses with the combination.
Davidson catches Hunter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidson throws out a powerful jab.
Davidson punishes Hunter's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Davidson.
Davidson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davidson lands a jab to the head.
Hunter misses the jab.
Davidson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunter's head backwards.
Lj Davidson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidson throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
Davidson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Davidson.
A lazy left from Davidson finds it's target.
Davidson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hunter on the side of the head.
Hunter walks into a stiff left hand from Davidson.
Davidson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick from Davidson lands but Hunter takes it in his stride.
Hunter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but Davidson moved out of range.
Davidson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Davidson lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Davidson.
Hunter cracks Davidson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
 It looks like Lj Davidson has been cut.
Hunter misses the jab.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davidson circles away quickly and effectively.
Davidson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hunter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davidson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davidson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It appears Davidson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Davidson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunter momentarily.
Davidson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davidson throws a lazy right hand but Hunter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Davidson with a hook.
Nice shot by Davidson.
Davidson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davidson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunter at a distance.
Davidson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davidson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunter at a distance.
Davidson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunter loads up on a big right hand but Davidson slips the punch.
Hunter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hunter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good shot there by Hunter.
Hunter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Hunter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunter connects with the punch.
Davidson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davidson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Davidson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Davidson cracks Hunter with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunter on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hunter misses the jab.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davidson.
Hunter misses with a hook.
Hunter drops Davidson with a beautiful combination! Davidson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hunter is looking for the KO!
 Davidson is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter flashes Davidson a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Davidson's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Davidson crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Hunter punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roy Hunter!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Stamp (ranked 2606 p4p, 3067 weight class) and Lincoln Reynolds (ranked 273 p4p, 314 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Stamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lincoln Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamp missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reynolds stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Pete Stamp has been cut.
Reynolds lands a big uppercut and Stamp crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stamp looks OK. Reynolds waves Stamp back to his feet!
Stamp is rocked!
Reynolds moves out of range as Stamp strikes.
Oh Stamp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stamp ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stamp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reynolds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stamp throws a shot from downtown. Reynolds moves away and avoids it.
Reynolds looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stamp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reynolds.
Stamp leaves his chin hanging out and Reynolds seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Stamp crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lincoln Reynolds!
An out of breath Lincoln Reynolds thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen McGarvey (ranked 2112 p4p, 2966 weight class) and Emerson Osborne (ranked 260 p4p, 344 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen McGarvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emerson Osborne!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osborne gets tackled into the cage by McGarvey. McGarvey maintains the clinch.
McGarvey scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGarvey misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Osborne.
McGarvey misses with a punch on the inside.
McGarvey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGarvey misses with a body punch.
Osborne is leaning against McGarvey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGarvey lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Osborne.
Osborne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McGarvey up against the cage.
Osborne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGarvey presses Osborne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Osborne misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGarvey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Osborne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGarvey counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGarvey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGarvey moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from McGarvey misses the target.
McGarvey throws a right hand that Osborne ducks under and follows up with a left that Osborne also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarvey scores with a hook.
McGarvey throws a series of strikes that have Osborne backpedaling.
McGarvey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Osborne throws out the jab.
Osborne throws a hook to the side of McGarvey's head but McGarvey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGarvey ducks under a wild hook from Osborne.
McGarvey clobbers Osborne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGarvey cracks Osborne with a good jab.
 Osborne is rocked!
McGarvey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Osborne is still on wobbly legs! Can McGarvey finish him?
McGarvey connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Osborne covering up! McGarvey comes in with a big uppercut and Osborne goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stephen McGarvey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Clark (ranked 2192 p4p, 2459 weight class) and Anastasios Ioannidis (ranked 250 p4p, 279 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clark might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sweet Home Alabama. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anastasios Ioannidis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Ioannidis moves away and avoids it.
Ioannidis misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ioannidis.
Ioannidis connects with a right hand. Clark shakes it off.
Ioannidis walks into a straight right hand from Clark.
It looks like Anastasios Ioannidis has been cut.
Ioannidis connects with a crisp jab.
Ioannidis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Clark misses with a hook. Ioannidis ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Clark misses its intended target.
Ioannidis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Clark has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Clark misses.
Ioannidis scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ioannidis.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ioannidis works Clark's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark misses with a right hand
and Ioannidis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ioannidis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Clark misses with a looping right.
Ioannidis misses with a left hand
and Clark counters with a nice uppercut.
Ioannidis staying out of range there.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Ioannidis.
Ioannidis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ioannidis wants to land a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
Ioannidis tried to score with a low kick but Clark checks it.
Ioannidis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ioannidis moves out of range as Clark strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clark checks a leg kick.
Anastasios Ioannidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark misses with a hook. Ioannidis ducked under it nicely.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Ioannidis's head but Ioannidis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Ioannidis.
Ioannidis ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Clark throws a body punch but Ioannidis moves out of range.
A big right from Clark misses.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Ioannidis ducks down to avoid it.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ioannidis.
Clark misses with a hook. Ioannidis ducked under it nicely.
Ioannidis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Clark misses.
Ioannidis lands with an uppercut that bounces Clark off the cage and back into range.
Clark misses with a looping left.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clark was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Clark misses with a left hand
and Ioannidis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Clark misses its intended target.
Ioannidis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Clark misses with a shot to the body
and Ioannidis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Ioannidis ducks down to avoid it.
Clark needs to keep his hands up - Ioannidis had a free shot at his head there.
Clark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Clark misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ioannidis. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Ioannidis.
Ioannidis throws a looping overhand right but Clark ducks down to avoid it.
Ioannidis tests Clark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Ioannidis is just out of range.
Ioannidis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Ioannidis, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Ioannidis misses
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
Ioannidis with a nice calf kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ioannidis drops his hands momentarily and Clark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ioannidis throws a leg kick which misses Clark's front leg but catches the back leg as Clark tries to avoid it.
Ioannidis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clark is looking to counter punch.
Clark darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ioannidis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark.
Ioannidis misses with a low kick as Clark jumps back.
Ioannidis tries to land a leg kick but Clark saw it coming and moves away.
Clark was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ioannidis throws a body kick that misses.
Clark misses with a hook
and Ioannidis counters with an outside leg kick.
Ioannidis misses with a low kick.
Clark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ioannidis scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anastasios Ioannidis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anastasios Ioannidis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ioannidis scores with a hook to the body. Clark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ioannidis connects with a leg kick.
Ioannidis throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ioannidis.
Clark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ioannidis counters with a nice body shot.
Ioannidis cracks Clark with a good jab.
Ioannidis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ioannidis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clark.
Clark avoids a kick to the body.
Ioannidis wants to land a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ioannidis digs a good hook to Clark's body.
Nice shot by Ioannidis.
Ioannidis swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
Anastasios Ioannidis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ioannidis throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ioannidis.
Clark misses with an uppercut. Ioannidis saw that one coming.
Clark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ioannidis.
Ioannidis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ioannidis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ioannidis scores with a leg kick.
Clark scores with a nice head shot.
Clark is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ioannidis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ioannidis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ioannidis misses with a body shot.
Clark avoids the body shot from Ioannidis.
Ioannidis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clark slips under a jab from Ioannidis.
Ioannidis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ioannidis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clark.
That has opened up Anastasios Ioannidis's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a jab when Ioannidis was well out of range.
Ioannidis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Clark is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ioannidis misses the shot to the body.
Clark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ioannidis moves away.
Ioannidis slips a jab from Clark.
Clark backing away here, and Ioannidis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ioannidis throws a right hand that Clark ducks under and follows up with a left that Clark also avoids with ease.
Ioannidis takes one to the side of the head.
Ioannidis is rocked!
Clark misses with a straight right.
Ioannidis is still on wobbly legs! Can Clark finish him?
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ioannidis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clark.
Clark ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Ioannidis's jaw. Ioannidis's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Clark does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Douglas Clark!
Douglas Clark thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ratibor Volkov (ranked 2396 p4p, 2214 weight class) and Geordi La Forge (ranked 207 p4p, 192 weight class). La Forge comes into a darkened arena with his song building. $UICIDEBOY$ - BURGUNDY kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ratibor Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geordi La Forge!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Forge moves out of range as Volkov strikes.
La Forge fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Volkov is out of range.
La Forge slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Volkov scores with a hook to the body. La Forge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
La Forge takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by La Forge.
La Forge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
La Forge closes the distance and clinches.
La Forge scores a nice knee to the body.
Volkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Forge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La Forge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Volkov misses with the head strike.
La Forge gets through Volkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from La Forge.
Volkov can't find room to land a body shot as La Forge controls the action.
La Forge unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Volkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
La Forge lands with a left to the head.
A short left from La Forge.
La Forge scores with a nice hook to the head.
Volkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Volkov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Volkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Forge with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Volkov misses with a body punch.
A short right from La Forge on the inside.
Volkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Forge throws a head punch that misses.
La Forge lands a hook that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Volkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Volkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Forge's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from La Forge.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov managing to block the knees to the body from La Forge.
La Forge swings wildly with an uppercut but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Forge prevents a body shot from Volkov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from La Forge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from La Forge.
Volkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Volkov prevents a body shot from La Forge.
Volkov misses with a body punch.
Volkov tries to work over La Forge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Forge works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
La Forge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Forge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Volkov manages to break the clinch.
Volkov misses with a hook to the body
letting La Forge counter with a right hand.
Volkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Volkov misses the target.
La Forge drives through and clinches with Volkov against the cage.
Volkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Forge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Volkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Forge has a couple of punches blocked by Volkov.
Volkov lands with a left to the head.
Volkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Volkov is trying to break the clinch but La Forge has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov blocks an uppercut.
La Forge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Volkov blocks an uppercut.
La Forge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
La Forge blocks a body shot from Volkov.
Volkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
La Forge throws a lazy uppercut
and Volkov counters with a straight right hand.
Volkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
La Forge appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
La Forge tries to close the distance and clinch but Volkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Volkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Volkov lands a glancing blow to the side of La Forge's head.
Volkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
La Forge jabs Volkov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab lands there for Volkov.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La Forge was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Forge works Volkov's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Volkov misses with a right hand
and La Forge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
La Forge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
La Forge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab by Volkov.
Volkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by La Forge.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov slips a jab from La Forge.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
La Forge misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Geordi La Forge dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Volkov misses with a looping left.
La Forge throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
La Forge's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Volkov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! La Forge scrambles back to his feet.
Volkov throws a poor cross that misses
and La Forge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but La Forge is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from La Forge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
La Forge misses with a hook
and Volkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ratibor Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
La Forge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Volkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Forge.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts La Forge, as that shot connected.
La Forge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
La Forge throws an off balance right hand
and Volkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Volkov throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Volkov.
La Forge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volkov.
La Forge throws out a counter right but Volkov avoids it with no problem.
Volkov looks to land a left hand but La Forge moved out of range nicely.
La Forge lands a jab to Volkov's midsection.
Volkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Forge.
La Forge looks like he wants to counter punch here.
La Forge takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
La Forge misses with a looping right.
La Forge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
La Forge doesn't manage to clinch there - Volkov circles away.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La Forge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La Forge was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a jab when La Forge was well out of range.
La Forge thinks about the counter body kick.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
La Forge takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
La Forge looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ratibor Volkov is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov connects with a looping right hand.
Volkov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
La Forge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Volkov.
Volkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but La Forge moves away.
Volkov lands with a cross.
La Forge defending well as Volkov loads up on a big left hand.
Volkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Forge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Forge.
Volkov throws an off balance right hand
and La Forge counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Volkov thinking.
La Forge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volkov throws out the jab.
Volkov backing away here, and La Forge unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
La Forge ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
La Forge cracks Volkov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Volkov slips a straight right by La Forge.
La Forge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
La Forge slips a straight right by Volkov.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but La Forge is just out of range.
La Forge looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
La Forge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Volkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Volkov scores with a hook to the body. La Forge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Forge loads up on a big right hand but Volkov slips the punch.
Volkov slips under a jab from La Forge.
La Forge tries a low kick but Volkov avoids it.
A jab from Volkov misses.
Volkov misses with an uppercut
and La Forge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Forge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
La Forge throws a leg kick but Volkov moved away.
La Forge throws a predictable looking body shot
and Volkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
La Forge throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but La Forge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
La Forge now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. La Forge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkov's corner calls for a 1-2. Volkov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ratibor Volkov dominated that second round.
That's time! Volkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Volkov throws an overhand right that lands on La Forge's shoulder, as La Forge tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Volkov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
La Forge misses the shot to the body.
Volkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. La Forge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Volkov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Volkov misses with a shot to the body
and La Forge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Volkov is rocked!
La Forge clinches up against the cage.
Oh Volkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volkov tries to work over La Forge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Forge prevents a body shot from Volkov.
Volkov blocking some punches.
La Forge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Forge landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
La Forge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Forge blocking some punches.
La Forge swings wildly with an uppercut but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Forge misses with some punches.
Volkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Volkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Forge misses with the head strike.
Volkov misses with a punch on the inside.
La Forge has a couple of punches blocked by Volkov.
Volkov seems to have got his legs back now.
Volkov scores with a shot to the side of La Forge's head.
La Forge blocks a body shot from Volkov.
La Forge lands a good knee to the midsection. Volkov won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Volkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Forge tries to move into range but Volkov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
La Forge misses with an uppercut
and Volkov counters with a left and a right that stings La Forge.
Volkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Forge.
La Forge on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
La Forge gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Volkov.
Volkov misses with a jab to the body
and La Forge counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Volkov thinking.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
La Forge with the inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from La Forge.
La Forge slips under a jab from Volkov.
Volkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Volkov misses with a lunging right hand
and La Forge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Volkov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and La Forge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
Volkov throws a series of punches but La Forge avoids them all with ease.
La Forge looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
La Forge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Volkov.
Volkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Volkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
La Forge wants to clinch up but Volkov keeps it at a distance.
Volkov missing with a left hand there. La Forge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volkov looks to throw the jab but La Forge is out of range.
La Forge is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Volkov with a body shot.
Volkov tries to move into range but La Forge moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
La Forge has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Forge swings wildly with an uppercut but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Forge lands with a light punch inside.
Geordi La Forge seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
La Forge lands a big right hand that drops Volkov! The killer instinct kicks in and La Forge finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by La Forge!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geordi La Forge!
Geordi La Forge bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Dawson (ranked 996 p4p, 1401 weight class) and Islam Vagabov (ranked 130 p4p, 173 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Isiah Dawson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Islam Vagabov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Dawson - just one landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vagabov.
Vagabov throws a hook to the side of Dawson's head but Dawson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Islam Vagabov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vagabov.
Dawson misses with a hook. Vagabov ducked under it nicely.
Dawson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vagabov looks to land a combination but Dawson avoids it well.
It looked like Dawson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vagabov.
Dawson lands a nice hook to Vagabov's body. Vagabov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vagabov throws a head kick that misses
and Dawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vagabov. Dawson does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Vagabov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, jab by Vagabov - just one landing.
Vagabov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dawson throws a jab when Vagabov was well out of range.
Oooooh!!! Vagabov has knocked Dawson down with a huge combo! Vagabov steps away and waves a wobbly Dawson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dawson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vagabov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dawson.
Oh Dawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dawson darts in looking for a takedown but Vagabov gets double underhooks and turns Dawson into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vagabov fails to land.
Dawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawson seems to have got his legs back now.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dawson tries to score a body lock takedown but Vagabov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vagabov misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawson tries to work over Vagabov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vagabov throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vagabov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dawson misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Vagabov controls the action.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Vagabov avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the cage.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vagabov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vagabov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Vagabov lands a right hand.
Vagabov throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawson.
Dawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vagabov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dawson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Vagabov to the mat. Vagabov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dawson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dawson throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson throwing strikes from guard but Vagabov blocks nicely.
Dawson postures up in Vagabov's guard and throws a big left but Vagabov blocks it.
Dawson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vagabov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dawson throws a big elbow that misses.
Dawson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dawson throwing strikes but missing.
Dawson postures up in Vagabov's guard and throws a big left but Vagabov blocks it.
Vagabov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dawson throws a big right hand that misses.
Dawson lands a couple of digs.
Vagabov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dawson's guard.
Vagabov tries to stand but Dawson is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vagabov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vagabov gets to his feet. Dawson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vagabov cracks Dawson with a good jab.
Vagabov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vagabov scores with a sloppy right hand. Dawson should have avoided that one.
Dawson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vagabov.
Vagabov lands with a shot to the body.
Dawson connects with a body shot that sends Vagabov's belly button to the back.
Dawson is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Vagabov moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Islam Vagabov!
Islam Vagabov is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Lawrence (ranked 1476 p4p, 1560 weight class) and Shawn Silvia (ranked 197 p4p, 209 weight class). Silvia has chosen I'd Love to knock the hell out of you as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Silvia!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence stuns Silvia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lawrence works Silvia's body with a nice hook.
Silvia throws a poor cross that misses
and Lawrence counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lawrence moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Shawn Silvia has been cut.
Silvia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silvia throws an off balance right hand
and Lawrence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silvia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silvia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawrence lands a left and a right that send Silvia crashing to the mat, dazed. Lawrence thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Silvia is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence finds Silvia's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Silvia flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Lawrence lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Silvia will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Lawrence!
A very excited looking Jay Lawrence made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Shawn Silvia spoke after the fight, saying 'I had COVID.'.
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